HT-1000 side tone?

Ett1033 · Post by **Ett1033** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:34 pm

I have several UHF HT-1000's. Most of them, when keyed, have a very short audible high pitched tone sound, as if to tell you it is ok to speak. I cannot find this anywhere in the program. We use MDC ID Post transmission, not pretransmission. I would like them all to do this. Any ideas what this is called and where exactly it is in the program.
Thanks.

kf4sqb · Post by **kf4sqb** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:49 pm

When you get your codeplug loaded into RSS, and are at the "change/view" screen, select "F3", then "F7", then "F3". The PTT sidetone option is on that screen. I would personally like that feature a lot better if I could change the duration of the tone.

Radiogeek97 · Post by **Radiogeek97** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 4:21 pm

if your department uses post id you will not get this tone, the tone is only sent out for pre-key id OR you could set the ht to pre and post id then you would get the talk permit tone and the ID sent out twice.

kf4sqb · Post by **kf4sqb** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:07 pm

Well, I tried setting up my brother's HT1000 with the PTT sidetone, although it didn't even have a signalling format enabled, and it worked. We disabled it again because of what I said earlier. The duration of the tone isn't adjustable.

chipjumper · Post by **chipjumper** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 5:59 pm

You guys know how the get the "nextel style" beep-beep-beep when keying up like with the P25's? I heard a MTS2000 model II do that.

Is there a specific name for that "grant" tone?

Ett1033 · Post by **Ett1033** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:01 pm

Then it is not a side tone. We use post ID. When the radio is keyed, a very short, high pitched beep is heard approx 3/4 of a second after you press the PTT. What is this beep, and how is this programmed? It really is a nice feature, as it keeps people from speaking too soon....

OX · Post by OX » Fri Dec 03, 2004 6:17 pm

chipjumper wrote:You guys know how the get the "nextel style" beep-beep-beep when keying up like with the P25's? I heard a MTS2000 model II do that.

Is there a specific name for that "grant" tone?

That's the talk permit tone and I think it's only available on the trunking radios.

Ett1033 · Post by **Ett1033** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 7:24 pm

I know for a fact we do not have a trunked system. UHF repeater. Yet, we still are able to get this "Talk Permit" tone.
Any other ideas?

dxon2m · Post by **dxon2m** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 11:05 pm

Ett1033 wrote:Then it is not a side tone. We use post ID. When the radio is keyed, a very short, high pitched beep is heard approx 3/4 of a second after you press the PTT. What is this beep, and how is this programmed? It really is a nice feature, as it keeps people from speaking too soon....

Sounds like the good ol' MDC1200 tone, the keyup beep should be located under the MDC menu

RKG · Post by **RKG** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:18 am

Depending on the radio model, the sidetone is available for a number of features in addition to MDC pre ID. For instance, if you program what M calls a "singletone" or "RAT" (repeater access tone) (we used to call it burst tone), the radio will emit a singletone for the duration of the programmed burst.